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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Richard Norris" <anne-sophie.smets@centrale-marseille.fr>
Reply-To: richardnorris1958@mail.com
Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2014 02:37:42 +0200
Subject: Important - Business proposal




Greetings,

My name is Mr. Richard Norris, I am a banker by profession and I am
the chief account officer to Late Mr. Lam Kok who died in helicopter
crash in France while inspecting one of his new acquisitions.

I have the opportunity of making you the beneficiary to his deposited
funds with our bank.I have all the details and required information to
make you the beneficiary to the funds.Get back to me for more details
about the deal only if you are interested in actualizing this deal
with me.

Please contact me via email - richardnorris1958@mail.com

Regards,
Mr. Richard Norris

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